The ExImages tool is a BASE64 encoder/decoder tool, which helps you to generate
encoded-BASE64 strings for Images, VisualAppearance.Add, HTMLPicture, ... methods from icons, EBN or any picture files. The ExImages compresses the data before generating the
encoded-BASE64 string, when encoding is performed, and decodes the encoded-BASE64
string, decompresses the data, when decoding is performed.

Drag and drop your files from Windows Explorer to one of the two leftmost panels of the ExImages tool, so you get the encoded-BASE64 string, or you can decode any encoded-BASE64 string you select and copy ( CTRL + C ), so as soon as the tool recognizes the data, it will display it in any of the two leftmost panels of the ExImages tool.

Most of our UI components support loading pictures, icons or EBN
skin files from encoded-BASE64 strings. For instance, the Images method
of the control supports loading a list of icons from the encoded-BASE64 strings,
Add method of the VisualAppearance object supports loading EBN
files from encoded-BASE64 strings, or HTMLPicture property supports
loading custom-sized pictures from encoded-BASE64 strings. So depending on where
the encoded-BASE64 string is supposed to be used, you need to drag your files to
left or middle panel. The left panel is always used to load and compress a list
of icons being used by Images method of the control. The middle panel,
can be used for any other method or property that supports encoded-BASE64
strings.

In case you need programmatically to generate the encoded-BASE64
strings from your files ( pictures, icons, EBN objects ), you can do one of the
following:

Use the Encode64
property, of the eXPrint component, to generate
the encoded-BASE64 string from a picture or EBN file. For instance, the Debug.Print
CreateObject("Exontrol.Print").Encode64("c:\temp\editors.gif")
prints the encoded-BASE64 string of the editors.gif picture. Use the Encode64Icons
property, of the eXPrint component, to encode the
list of icons to generate the encoded-BASE64 string that cab be used by
Images methods only.

Pass the path to the picture file as parameter for
eximages tool, like: "eximages c:\temp\editors.gif",
and so the tool puts the encoded-BASE64 string to your clipboard as text.
The generated string always starts with "eximages: ", that
should be removed or ignored when calling the Picture method of the control,
object or any property that supports encoded-BASE64 strings.

The following movie shows how you can encode icons, picture and EBN files,
paste them to eXHelper too, and generate VB6 code
from it:

Here's how you can encode ICO files, to be used by the Images method:

Run the ExImages tool.

Open the Windows Explorer, and locate the ICO files to be included.

Drag and Drop them to `1(IconList)` panel ( leftmost panel )

The `3(BASE64/Result)` displays the encoded-BASE64 string, for icons being
included in the tool's image list.

Here's how you can encode picture files ( BMP, PNG, JPEG, ... ), to be used by the
HTMLPicture method:

Run the ExImages tool.

Open the Windows Explorer, and locate the picture file to be included.